Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) Stock Price Up 3.6% – Should You Buy?

Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) shares were up 3.6% on Tuesday . The company traded as high as $328.58 and last traded at $334.2230. Approximately 6,141,028 shares traded hands during trading, an increase of 12% from the average daily volume of 5,493,825 shares. The stock had previously closed at $322.6780.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts recently issued reports on VRT shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on shares of Vertiv from $305.00 to $350.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, April 24th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “buy” rating and set a $281.00 target price on shares of Vertiv in a research note on Thursday, February 12th. Barclays lifted their target price on Vertiv from $345.00 to $412.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, May 15th. Fox Advisors upgraded Vertiv from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. Finally, Evercore reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $425.00 price target on shares of Vertiv in a report on Tuesday, May 12th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-two have given a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $322.32.

Vertiv Trading Down 0.7%

The stock has a market cap of $127.57 billion, a P/E ratio of 83.44, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.45 and a beta of 2.03. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $310.09 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $238.36. The company has a quick ratio of 1.15, a current ratio of 1.49 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.69.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 22nd. The company reported $1.17 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.00 by $0.17. The business had revenue of $2.65 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.63 billion. Vertiv had a net margin of 14.37% and a return on equity of 49.90%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 30.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.64 EPS. Vertiv has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.370-1.430 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 6.300-6.400 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 6.36 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Vertiv Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, June 25th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 15th will be issued a dividend of $0.0625 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 15th. This represents a $0.25 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.1%. Vertiv’s dividend payout ratio is 6.28%.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director Edward L. Monser sold 77,294 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, March 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $245.49, for a total value of $18,974,904.06. Following the sale, the director owned 16,500 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,050,585. This trade represents a 82.41% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 1.10% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 2.2% during the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 38,833,036 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,858,352,000 after acquiring an additional 826,281 shares during the period. State Street Corp increased its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 2.8% in the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 8,694,900 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,408,661,000 after acquiring an additional 235,577 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 2.1% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 7,065,912 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,141,723,000 after acquiring an additional 143,821 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. lifted its position in Vertiv by 2.1% in the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 5,974,205 shares of the company’s stock valued at $967,881,000 after purchasing an additional 121,618 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Norges Bank bought a new stake in Vertiv in the 4th quarter valued at about $808,701,000. 89.92% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Vertiv Company Profile

Vertiv is a global provider of critical digital infrastructure and continuity solutions for data centers, communication networks and commercial and industrial environments. Headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, the company designs, manufactures and services equipment and software that support power availability, thermal management and IT infrastructure management for a broad set of end markets, including hyperscale and enterprise data centers, colocation providers, telecom operators and industrial customers.

The company’s product portfolio includes uninterruptible power supplies (UPS), power distribution units (PDUs), battery and DC power systems, precision cooling and thermal management equipment, racks and enclosures, and integrated modular infrastructure.